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1872 in archaeology

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1872 in archaeology. See also: other events of 1872, 1873 in archaeology and the list of years in archaeology.

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Events

  • December 3 - George Smith presents the first translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh to a meeting of the Society of Biblical Archaeology in London.

    • Finds

  • Loughton Camp in Epping Forest 'discovered' by Benjamin Harris Cowper.
  • Spring - First portion of Lenape Stone said to have been discovered in Bucks County, Pennsylvania by Barnard Hansell.

    • Publications

  • William Copeland Borlase - Nænia Cornubiæ: a descriptive essay, illustrative of the sepulchres and funereal customs of the early inhabitants of the county of Cornwall.
  • John Evans - The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain.

    • Births

  • January 15 - Harold St George Gray, English archaeologist (d. 1963)

    • References

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